Slide: WD_102_1

Non-Lapita. Well sorted, subrounded to subangular aggreates that are probably beach sands Olivine and hornblende present. Has orthopyroxene in addition to the more abundant clinopyroxene. Microlitics are hyalopilitic.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr134 - TLTF olivine placer

None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
0 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

Images

AnirL4 AnirL4
Sherd AnirL4 from Ambitle (Ambitle). Slide WD_102_1 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: AnirL4

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Ambitle (Ambitle)

Suspected origin site: TLTF or New Britain

References:

043 Anir, Solomon 1972 (Dickinson, W.)

200 Kamgot, Ambitle, Fani, PNG, 2000 (Dickinson, W.)